Rooks Seen Circling Are Less Common Crossword Clue

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Updated: July 24, 2024

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	adjective satellite • not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness • recurring only at long intervals • not widely distributed • having low density • marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind • (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
	30%	6		Chess piece between the rooks and the queen
	noun • a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ • port wine mulled with oranges and cloves • (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
	30%	8		Important strategy to connect rooks in the endgame
	noun • interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

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